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I just picked up an Edge Regulator as well. From what I saw online, there are no dealers in Arizona. The first place I saw them in-shop, was at a small dive shop in Mentone, California (right by Redlands, in the San Bernardino area). I think the LDS owner there commented about having the repair...

It might not be "flattering," and I might not have the physique for it, but I wear a "Speedo" style competition swimsuit under my dive skin or wetsuit, because standard swim trunks just bunch up too much underneath such things.

That does nothing to protect other divers from the blindingly white "full moon"...

Having something like 10 of the top 12 risks for skin cancer, I'm at the very least in a full rashguard no matter how warm the water is, and so long as they're allowed, even gloves over the hands. I don't tan. I burn. Quickly. I've even had one nearly third degree burn from the sun, one time...

Half of those look like the boat crew is pushing them off the boat.

Where the heck are they diving that face-first entry seems to be the norm? Everywhere we've been diving, it's been either giant stride or back-roll.

My Dive Buddy is, most often, my wife, and we both have octo holders that keep the back-up secured on the front of the right shoulder. Not only do we like this for keeping it where we can find it quickly, it also keeps it from dragging along any part of the undersea environment. It bugs me a bit...

As the subject line states, I bought a new balanced second stage to replace my old Brut. The Brut still works fine, but I wanted to go with a reg that was a bit more even across the depth range. I've thought about moving my old Brut to the back-up position, but wondered if there was some rule...

I'll dig up my letter from my dermatologist, and ask when I get there, but I'll be prepared to not use my gloves. I should check my stock of reef-safe sunscreen.

I almost forgot one important question. Are gloves prohibited while diving there? I know many places have banned gloves, under the logic that wearing gloves makes it more likely that people will touch coral. I wear gloves for the UV protection while at or close to the surface. To wear them in...

Up until a few weeks ago, we had three dive shops in town. Two of them had originally been one business, until the two partners in the business had a falling out and went their separate ways. The one partner kept the original location, while the other kept the original name. One of those two...

We don't typically spend much time online while on vacation, but it is fun to share the day's photos with friends, and it's useful for contact, since the phone will work over wifi without concern over potential international roaming charges. Any insights into the gratuities? The resort where we...

Kelemvor, you're not too late. We're leaving for Roatan in a couple of weeks. If I understood our LDS owner correctly, one or two people on their Roatan trip last year got so badly chewed up by the bugs, that they ended up missing a day of diving from the sores on their legs. He specifically...

Since we're heading to Anthony's Key resort here in just a few weeks, we were wondering a few things. Our LDS went to Roatan last year, staying at a different resort. The owner of the LDS commented that they had a bad problem with biting bugs like noseeums, and said to take along a strong bug...

Shh! Don't tell these guys!

The ones that have really irked me are those that come up with ways to screw the boat crew out of the gratuity. We had a father/daughter pair with us in San Carlos, Sonora, a couple of years ago. The daughter was spoiled, and no matter how many times she was told some things, she still would do...

We're heading to AKR next February for our wedding anniversary (wife won the stay at the resort from the big dive show in Long Beach back in May), so after reading this, I might do one of the dolphin dives. We just booked our flights and our overnight hotel in Houston (if we flew into Houston on...

My wife said that what was funny is that, earlier on Saturday, she overheard someone in one booth say they had won a trip a couple of years ago. She almost said, "Wow, you mean someone actually wins those?"

Okay. I'll look into that. Thanks!

We went to the big Scuba Show in Long Beach, California, this past weekend, with the idea of seeing all the cool dive stuff, and getting info to decide our next big dive trip. Lo and behold, my better half won the big door prize on Saturday, which is a 7 night all-inclusive stay for 2 with...